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Favorable earnings reports and stronger employment and economic data in the U.S. lifted shares Thursday on both sides of the Atlantic. The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.92% to 299.76, and the S&P 500 added 0.50% to 1,689.37, a record close. Here is a continuously updated list of global stock indexes.

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Beginning later this month, South Korea's National Pension Service will be requesting proposals from domestic and global custodians while reviewing its existing list. The mandate will extend across a range of asset classes, with the NPS expected to pursue a more aggressive strategy under new Chairman Choi Kwang.

An unfavorable assessment of China's growth outlook by the International Monetary Fund helped send most Asian shares outside Japan lower Thursday. The Hang Seng eased 0.12% to 21,345.22 and the Kospi fell 0.64% to 1,875.48 while the Nikkei climbed 1.32% to 14,808.50 and the S&P/ASX added 0.23% to 4,993.40.

Singapore's second-quarter growth in gross domestic product is likely to be affected by the longest string of disappointing export numbers since the start of the global financial meltdown. The recent numbers may also point to a weak second half of the year.

U.S. unemployment is only one factor the Federal Reserve is weighing as it considers when to scale back its stimulus, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress. In the past, the Fed has focused on achieving a 6.5% jobless rate, but Bernanke said that if inflation remains low, the Fed may continue to hold short-term interest rates near zero beyond the unemployment milestone.